BroadReach Consulting LLC Contracts, Grants and Compliance Manager Jobs in Zambia

BroadReach Consulting LLC Contracts, Grants and Compliance Manager Jobs in Zambia


Job Details

  • BroadReach is profoundly focused on improving the health and well-being of underserved populations across the globe.

  • We empower governments, donor groups, NGOs and private companies to operate more efficiently, improving outcomes for people in need with our intelligent solutions: A combination of our people, process and our Vantage platform.

    Purpose of the position

  • Reporting to the Executive Consultant, the Contracts, Grants and Compliance Manager oversees all critical aspects of the award/grant cycle from pre-award to post-award; develops cost proposal packages for negotiations with subcontractors; cost negotiations with clients both as a prime contractor and as a subcontractor; and any other submissions as required by the program teams.

  • The Regional Contracts, Grants and Compliance Manager is also responsible for monitoring Program staff management of contracting activities in support of the IDeAS and RAD Projects, specifically with a focus on the administration of monthly reporting and compliance aspects of performance under designated contracts, sub-awards, grants and cooperative agreements under CDC and USAID. .

    Key Accountabilities

    Key accountabilities for the role include but are not limited to:

    In your role as Regional Contracts, Grants and Compliance Manager you will:

    • Negotiate, manage, monitor and coordinate all phases of awards and contracts and restricted contributions from award through close-out, including prime awards and sub-award administration, compliance, reporting, and compliance with approved budgets, contract terms, and legal or regulatory requirements.

    • Ensure awards and contract budgets align with institutional and organizational budgets and forecasts.

    • Work with finance and program staff to ensure that key processes and systems are in place to manage grant risk assessments, donor financial compliance, and reporting management processes.

    • Review all proposed award budgets prior to submission to ensure consistency with proposal requirements; accuracy in the calculation of salaries, direct and indirect expenses; compliance with established regulations; and makes recommendations to program staff for revisions where appropriate.

    • Alert program staff to any required reports to Funders and assist with development and submission; calendars and supports Program Manager/Director with co-ordination and submission of budgets, technical & program reports to CDC and USAID.

    • Negotiate, draft and manage all proposed sub-contract and sub-award agreements and applications to ensure compliance with terms of contract and grant agreements between the projects and the donors. Actively monitors sub-recipients, and serve as liaison between responsible program management staff and finance team.

    • Develop, implement, monitor and enforce program compliance, initiatives and activities. Develops & provides compliance reports to Program Director.

    • Review of expenditures analysis

    • Audit the petty cash management system through regular reviews of the system and conduct petty cash spot counts regularly to ensure all cash/cheques received are receipted and banked in a timely manner.

    • Develop and monitor rates for proposal development (e.g. Loaded Rate Schedule, Consultant Rate Schedule and
    other proposal rate schedules).

    • Work with Program Directors and the Finance team to improve internal financial reports and reporting processes to deliver more efficient, more effective, and more useful reports and analysis.

    • Collaborate with program staff in development of comprehensive annual program budgets incorporating funding from restricted and unrestricted sources.

    • Ensure compliance with current program budgets and spending policies, and proposes improved policies and systems regarding spending guidelines, cost savings, cost allocation, and annual planning.

    • Engage with program staff across the organization to monitor and revise program budgets throughout the year and life of project(s).

    • Work with Finance team during annual audit to ensure that relevant information is transmitted to the auditors in a timely manner.

  • Assist with the development and reconciliation of organizational indirect cost rate

    Qualifications

    Essential Qualifications

    • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

    Desirable Qualifications

    • Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field preferred Experience & skills

    • 7+ years’ experience with financial and grant management, budgeting, and reconciliation.

    • Demonstrated experience managing portfolios of prime awards and sub-awards – including award, contract, sub-contract, modification drafting, negotiation & document management.

    • Demonstrated knowledge of international non-profit grants and compliance management working with and interpreting CDC and USAID applicable donor rules and regulations.

    • Active experience with USG & Funder compliance, audit & sub-recipient compliance management & monitoring.

    • Exposure to managing multiple projects simultaneously and meet time sensitive deadlines.

    • Up to date knowledge and understanding of the Uniform Grant Guidance (OMB’s, 2 CFR 200, FAR etc.) and related requirements.

    • Experience in forecasting, negotiating, implementing the US Government indirect cost rate (NICRA) to ensure full cost recovery throughout the organization.

    Personal Qualities & Behavioural competencies

    Personal qualities

    • Attention to detail, precision and speed/agility

    • Excellent written and oral communication skills

    • Outstanding time management and job prioritization skills

    • Collaborative nature of working across different teams

    • Show a systematic effort to obtain needed data or feedback; and link long-range visions and concepts to daily work, ranging from simple understanding to an awareness of the impact at large on strategies and on choices

    • Ability to effectively prioritise and plan work

    • Be solution focused

    • Ability to build rapport and credibility with stakeholders

    • Ability to identify patterns or connections between situations that are not obviously related, using conceptual or inductive reasoning

    Behavioural Competencies

    • Results Orientation

    • Attention to Detail

    • Project Management

    • Problem Solving

    • Planning and Organising

    • Analytical Thinking

    BroadReach Culture Cornerstones

    • We serve a mission greater than ourselves

    • We do better everyday

    • We are solutions driven not problem focused

    • We turn all customers into raving fans

    Job Education Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

    Job Experience Requirements

  • 7+ years’

    How to Apply

  • To apply for this job email your details to bchisala-subakanya@brhc.com

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